Faculty Profile for Mr. Zach Kelley

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Mr. Zach Kelley
Lecturer — Dept of Information Systems & Analytics
ELTB 124
phone: (512) 245-2291

Biography Section

Biography and Education

I am a 20+ year executive with a background in Information Technology and its application within the business environment. My career spans transportation and logistics (domestic and international), manufacturing, and education. During that time I oversaw IT departments for four organizations, and was a senior executive (up to, and including President) at three more, with revenues ranging from 5 million to 700 million annually. I was also heavily involved in the deployment, maintenance and modification of ERP systems built for industry-specific applications (SAP, Innovative IES, Infor XA (Mapics), and one in-house logistics system).

I have a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) Major in Computer Information Systems as well as a Master of Science in Accounting & Information Technology.

I also maintain several professional certifications that vary depending on my career needs at the time.

Teaching Interests

Information Security, Business Intelligence, Programming, Artificial Intelligence

Research Interests

Fraud
Use of Games in Education
Cluster Computing
Use of Large Language Models in Software Development

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Conn, C. T., & Kelley, Z. M. (2021, September 1). Online Academic Cheating:  A Predictable Result of COVID-19. Fraud Magazine, (September/October 2021), 22–30. Retrieved from www.fraud-magazine.com/article.aspx?id=4295015766
  • Kelley, Z. M., Raiborn, C. A., & Kelley, T. M. (2018). Ripple Effects of Fraud. Fraud Magazine, (Nov/Dec 2018), 46–51. Retrieved from https://www.fraud-magazine.com/article.aspx?id=4295003640

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: McCoy College Achievement Award, Texas State University. August 17, 2023
  • Award / Honor Nominee: Sun Belt Conference Faculty of the Year Award (National), Sun Belt Conference. May 19, 2023
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Sun Belt Conference Faculty of the Year Award (Texas State), Sun Belt Conference. May 19, 2023
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Studies in Entrepreneurship Visiting Entrepreneur, Texas State University. November 8, 2016

Selected Service Activities

Co-Chair
Department of Information Systems and Analytics Curriculum Committee
September 1, 2023-Present
Member
McCoy College of Business Curriculum Committee
September 1, 2023-Present
Club Sponsor / Faculty Advisor
Texas State University - Geek Culture Club
August 15, 2022-Present
Officer
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
June 15, 2021-Present
Participant
2023 Texas State AITP IT Symposium
October 20, 2023